The House of Lost Souls

1989 1h 29m IT

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★6.9TMDB · 21

HorrorTV Movie

Synopsis

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A handful of young geologists are unlucky enough to be forced to stay at a rundown hotel in the middle of nowhere. What they don't know is that the hotel has been abandoned for twenty years because the owner of the hotel had killed his family and all the guests two decades ago. Strange things begin to happen, and suddenly murders are committed...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Joseph Alan Johnson
Kevin
Stefania Orsola Garello
Carla
Matteo Gazzolo
Massimo
Laurentina Guidotti
Mary
Gianluigi Fogacci
Guido
Hal Yamanouchi
Buddhist Monk
Licia Colò
Daria
Costantino Meloni
Gianluca

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Umberto Lenzi
Writers: Umberto Lenzi, Umberto Lenzi
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Houses of Doom Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Claudio Simonetti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Alberto Moriani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Joseph Alan Johnson and Stefania Orsola Garello and Matteo Gazzolo carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0134457 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Umberto Lenzi directs. Claudio Simonetti scores. Alberto Moriani cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Houses of Doom Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Claudio Simonetti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Alberto Moriani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Joseph Alan Johnson and Stefania Orsola Garello and Matteo Gazzolo carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0134457 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Claudio Simonetti
Editing: Alberto Moriani
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: IT
Certification (US): 16
IMDB: The House of Lost Souls (1989)

Part of

The Houses of Doom Collection

Four Italian horror movies from filmmakers Lucio Fulci and Umberto Lenzi - "The House of Clocks", "The Sweet House of Horrors", "The House of Lost Souls", and "The House of Witchcraft" - all with a haunted house theme. Originally they were intended to be a TV series (Houses of Doom), but were deemed too gory for television and were shelved until an eventual later release.